Soap and water mixer



F. Y. MCKENNEY ET AL SOAP AND WATER MIXER March 4 1924. 1,486,100l

Filed Aug. 10, 1922 Patented 4, 1924.

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anni: Y. MGKENNEYAND WILLIAM H. CHENEY, or cHA'r'rANooGA, TENNESSEE, AssIGNoRs or ONE-SIXTH To MANLY A. WATSON, ONE-SIXTH To J. A. KELLY, ONE- srx'rH-To J. F. KELLY, ONE-SIXTH rro e. L. ROBINSON, ONE-TENTH To R. E. ROBIN- soN, Ja, AND SEVEN-THIRTIETHS 'ro JACKSON ZINN EAsLEY.

SOAP AND WATER MIXER.

To all whom t may concern: v Be it known that FRED Y. lMGKECNNant and WILLIAM'H. CHENEY, citizens. of the 'United States, residing at Chattanooga, in the county of Hamilton and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in- Soap and Water Mixers, of which the following is a specification.

Our said invention relates to apparatusfor use in obtaining a soap solution, or a mixture of soap and water, by directing a supply of water into a supply of soap so that the water will act to dissolve the soap and become mixed therewith to forma solution, and it consists in a construction of such an apparatus and an arrangement of its parts whereby such solution may be readily and rapidly secured. While said apparatus is intended primarily for .thus obtaining soap solutions, or mixtures, to be used for all cleansing and washing purposes for which soap is employed, yet it is capable of use with other materials for other purposes, as`

will be readily understood.

It is also an object of our invention to provide such van apparatus by which the roportions of soap and water may be read- 1ly varied and positively regulated so as to produce a solution of a predetermined strength, or predetermined soapl content, such as may be adapted for the particular purpose 'for which the solution produced is intended.

Another object of the invention is to provide such an apparatus by the use of which the soap will be thoroughly dissolved in the water before reaching the point of use, so that no small undissolved particles of the soap will be present in the solution, thus avoiding the disadvantages common to other devices of this character.

This and various other objects and advantages, which will be a 'preciated by those skilled in the art, where y an apparatus of the character described is provided which is adapted for ready connection with a source of supply of water, of a com aratively inexpensive construction and e cient tion.

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in operation, characterize our said invenwhich are .made apart hereof and on which similar reference characters'indicate similar Fi re 1 is a vertical section on line 1-1 of Figure y2 through anapparatus of the character described embodying our said invention, and Y Figure 2, a top plan of the valve used therein for controlling the yvolume of water.

.In the drawings reference character 1 indicates the inlet neck of the apparatus which may be secured to a water pipe 32 having a ,valve 2 for controlling the supply of water to the upper eind of the apparatus. The upper end of the casing forms a chamber 3 in which is inter osed a plate 6 perforated forv the passage o water. Adjacent the plate 6 4is mounted a plate or valve 5 of appropriate form to regulate the How of water. In, the form shown it consists of a disk having perforations adapted, when turned to roper position, to register with those of p ate 6. Such a valve, however, is notessential to the leading function of the apparatus but only to its use'when the strength of the soap solution is toy be varied.

Application Ied August 10, 1922. Serial No. 580,868.

As best shown inFigure 2 the perfora- 4perforations 14 and small perforations 1.5 varranged in a circle near the middle of the plate and the lower plate has a .smaller number of perforations to register with perforations 14 and 15, those in the bottom plate being 'larger than those of either set in the corresponding circle on the upper plate for the purpose among others of 'insuring registration with the smaller passages in the upper plate. In the present embodiment of the invention the large and small perforations are shown vas arranged alternately in the respective circles so that the rotation of the plate 5 may vary the flow of the water by registering large perforations in the one late with either large or small perforations 1n the other plate, or more or less area of the perforations in the respective plates. Other ,plate in close frictional contact.

forms of valve devices adapted to accomplish the regulation of How will readily suggest themselves those skilled in the art and we therefore desire to have it understood that we do not limit our invention to -the particular form shown, or to the arrangement of the perforations, as any suitma be employed.

he plate 5 basa boss 4 on its upper slde in which is a transverse notch 25. The valve stem 13 has a fin 24 fitting in the notch and near its upper end has an annular shoulder 31 bearing against the inner surface of the casing surrounding the opening forming the bearing for the upper end of said stem. A spring 12 rests at its lower end on plate 5 and at its upper end bears against the under face of shoulder 31 to maintain a close contact between the shoulder and the opposing surface and also maintain the The upper end 23 of the valve stem is formed to be enga-ged by a key, or other appropriate able arrangement, other than that shown,

' operating device. It will be understood, of

course, that any appropriate means for operating the valve and securing it in any desired position may be used, that shown be' ing only one means for such purpose, which will readily suggest themselves to one skilled in the art.

The main chamber 7 is of any preferred form or size, here shown as cylindrical. Mounted therein is a soap holder 8 consisting essentially of two parts, here shown with a cylindrical body s aced from and concentric with the casing though it may be of any other desired form and may or may not be concentric according to the arrangement ot the valve above it and other considerations. The body of said soap holder has a number of perforations 9 through its Walls arranged at dili'erent heights about the same. ts bottom may or may not have perforations and is shown as resting on lugs 22 which space it from the bottom of the mixing tank or chamber and which are spaced from each other. The upper end of the soap holderV is provided with a top or cap 11, in this instance having the shape of a frustum of a cone. Said cap has a flange 30 which lits over the top of the body and is open at the upper end at 21 underneath the inner circle or any predetermined number of holes in the plate 6. An outlet 19 adapted for connection with a discharge nozzle, or a pipe to conduct the soap solution to the point of use, is provided in the bottom of chamber 7.

The operation of said invention is as follows. The apparatus is installed by being attached as indicated in'Figure 1 to a water supply pipe 32. The soap container 8 is filled, or partially filled, with soap of any maaier in its nature. The cap or cover 11 is adjusted to position and the water turned on by means of the valve 2. The water going through the perforations in plate 6 within the circle of the opening 21 passes into the top of the container, fiows over 'the top of the soap or through the soap, forming a soap solution which flows through perforations 9 into the space between the soa con-- tainer and the walls of the chamber the solution passing down and out through outlet 19 which is connected to a pipe or nozzle by which the solution is conducted to the point where it is to be used. By the use of the valve 5 the volume of water passing into the soap container may be regulated as has been heretofore described so that a greater or less soap content will be contained in the solution assing out from the outlet. It is very esirable in many instances to have such means of regulating the soap content as different strengths of solution are desirable forl different uses, and by this means just the character of solution required infthis respect may be provided for every purpose. rIhe water flowing through the outer circle or line of perforations, flows upon the outer surface of the inclined top 11 and passes down over the outer wall of the soap container, keeping the soap container washed free of soap content and adding water to the soap solution as may be required. If it appears desirable to provide for a supp-ly of clear water; e. g., for rinsing, the perforations may be so arranged that the valve 5 can be adjusted so as to close the perforations above the open top of the container and leave open only the openings in the outer circle so that water will fall only upon the outside of the soap container and flow down and out thro-ugh the outlet 19 without mingling with the soa I.

y this means an apparatus of the character described is provided' which is capable of a variety of uses and may be regulated to produce just the strength of solution desired for any particular use.

llt will be understood, of course, that the apparatus as illustrated is only of a form which has been found desirable in actual use but may be varied in detail in many respects without departing from the spirit or purpose of our invention. For example, the soap container may be woven wire or other reticulated material and water may be diverted to flow outside the soap container by other means than the inclined top and the open top of the container may be covered by reticulated material to break up the fallingl water into fine streams or spray.

Having thus fully described our said i11- vention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An apparatus of the character described comprising a chamber having a water inlet at one end and an outlet for the solution at the other, a container for soluble material with an open top and a perforated enclosing Wall mounted within said chamber, and means for directing part of the water from the inlet end into the soap container and part of it outside of said enclosing wall, substantiall as set forth.

2. In an apparatus o the character described, the combination of a chamber, a soap holder therefor having perforated sides, an inlet passage for licpiid above the holder, means to cause part o the liquid enterin the chamber to pass down the outer wal of the holder and another part to fall on the soap in the holder, means for varying the proportions of liquid passing into and around the holder, and a discharge outlet, substantially as set forth.

3. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a chamber, a soap holder therein having perforated sides and an opening at the upper end, an inlet for Water in the upper part of the chamber, adjustable means whereby varying proportions of the Water entering the chamber may be caused to pass around the holder and through said opening into the lholder, and a discharge outlet, substantially as set forth.

4; An apparatus of the character described, comprising a chambera soap holder therein having perforated sides and an opening at the upper end, a water inlet in the upper part of the chamber, a fixed plate between the holder and the inlet having inner and outer series of perforations, a rotatable plate in face contact with the fixed plate having perforations adapted to register with those of the first in varying ratios as the rotatable plate is moved, whereby varying proportions of the inflowing water pass around the holder and into said opening respectively, substantially as set forth.

5. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a chamber with an outlet, a soap holder therein having perforated Sides and an opening at the upper end, an inlet for water in the upper part of the chamber, a fixed plate between the holder and the inlet having erforations above the opening at the top o the holder and other perforations laterally' spaced from said opening, and a rotatable plate in face contact with the fixed plate having perforations adapted to register those of the fixed plate in varying ratios in different relative positions of the plates whereby different proportions of the water may be caused to ass into and around said holder, substantially as set forth.

6. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a chamber with an outlet, a soap holder therein having perforated perforations laterally spaced from said opening, and a rotatable plate in face contact wlth the fixed plato having perforations adapted to register with those ofl the fixed plate in varying ratios in different relative positions of the plates whereby different proportions of the water may be caused to pass into and around said holder, and key-controlledmeans for rotating the plate, substantially as set forth.

7. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a chamber, an opentopped soap holder therein having perforated sides, a water inlet above the holder, a valve for directing part of the water into the open top of the holder and part around the holder, and a common outlet passage for all the water, substantially as set forth.

8.- An apparatus of the character described, comprising a chamber with an outlet, an open-topped soap holder therein having perforated sides, a water inlet above the holder, and a valve for directing part of the water into the open top of the holder and part around the holder, substantially as set forth.

9. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a chamber with an outlet, an open-topped soap holder therein having perforated sides, a water inlet above the holder, a fixed perforated plate above the holder, a rotatable perforated plate in face contact therewith, a stem for the Valve extending through the wall of the chamber and formed to receive a key for rotating the valve to vary the registry of the perforations whereby different proportions of the water are caused to pass into and around said holder, substantially as set forth.

10. An apparatus ofthe character described, comprising a chamber with an outlet, an open-topped soap holder therein having perforated sides. a water inlet above the holder, a fixed perforated plate above the holder, a rotatable perforated plate in face contact therewith, a stem for the valve extending through the wall of the chamber and formed to receive a key for rotating the valve to vary the registry of the perforations whereby different proportions of the water are caused to pass into and around said holder, and a spring about the valve stem for pressing the rotatable plate against the fixed plate, substantially as set forth.

11. A solution apparatus comprising a fixed chamber having inlets for water, an upright container therein for soluble material formed with an open top disposed below and in the direct line of flow from one or more of said inlets, the Sides of said container having perforations at intervals from to to-bottom, said container being mounted Within said chamber and spaced from the Walls thereof, and means in the casing for regulating the proportions of Water simultaneously discharged into and outside of said-container, said means including an operating element accessible outside the casing, substantially as set forth.

12. A solution apparatus comprising a casing, a holder therein for soluble material, said holderl having perforated sides a frusto-conical cover for the holder open at the smaller end, and means for admitting fluid into the casing said means being arranged to discharge partly into the opening of the holder and partly on the sloping surface of the cover, substantially as set forth.

13. A .solution apparatus comprising a casing, a holder therein for soluble material,

Said holder having perforated sides a frustoconical cover for the holder open at the smaller end, means for admitting fluid into the casing said means being arranged to discharge partlyI into the 4opening of the holder and partly on the sloping surface of the cover, and means for varying the proportions of fluid discharged into the openmedico ing and on said surface respectively, substantially as set forth.

14. A solution apparatus com rising a casing, a holder therein for solu le material, said holder having perforated lsides a frusto-conical cover for. the holder open at the smaller-end, one or more inlet passages for liquld 1n 11ne with the opening ofthe cover discharging directly on said soluble material, and one or more inlet passages discharging on the sloping Wall of the cover whereby the liquid from the latter passages Washes the outer Walls of the holder, substantially as set forth.

15. In an apparatus of the character olescribed the combination of a chamber, a soap holder therein having perforated sides, an in- FRED Y. MCKENNEY. WILLIAM H. CHENEY. 

